Ironing-board support.



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' IBONING BOARD SUPPORT.

(Application filed. May 2, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

JAMES II. SMITH AND HORACE O. PARKER, OF VINOENNES, INDIANA.

lRONlNG-BOARD SUPPORT.

$PECIFICATION for'i'mn part of Letters Patent N6. 689,428, dated IIJee'ember 24, 1901.

Application filed May 2, 1901. Serial No. 58,472. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JAMES H. SMITH and HORACE O. PARKER, citizens of the United States, residing at Vincennes, in the countyof Knox and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Board Supports; and we do declare the following to be a full,c1ear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to ironing-board supports.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which shall be simple of construction, durable in use, and comparatively inexpensive of production and by means of which ironing-boards may be easily adapted for attachment to tables, ledges, or like supports and be held securely in engagement therewith.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a tab1e,an ironing-board, and our improved ironingboard support. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the ironing-board support removed, and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through one of the sliding jaws and the inclined arm.

In the drawings, A represents the table, and Ban ironing-board, of the usual or wellknown construction, the inner corners thereof being recessed to form a clamping-jaw b.

C denotes the head of the ironing-board support, which is provided with a shank D, which partially embraces the leg E and is secured thereto. Said head is also provided with v a horizontal ledge F, having an upwardly-proboard and prevent longitudinal movement thereof with respect to the ledge. The ledge is also provided with rearwardlyinclined arms H, provided with longitudinal slots I, and having cheek-pieces J, which engage the side edges of the board.

L denotes the clampingjaws, the lower ends of which are bent upwardly, as shown at M, and formed with finger-pieces on, while the upperends of which are bent forwardly and formed with lips m These jaws are connected by screws, which pass through the vertical slots of the inclined arm into threaded holes in the jaws, thus permitting of the jaws being clamped to tables and ledges of different thicknesses. The jaws are provided with perforations m and the cheek-pieces with like perforations n and o. The object of the holes on is to permit of an iron-rest being attached and the object of the holes a 0 is to permit of the attachment of a sleeve-board. As theiron-rest and sleeve-board form no part of the present invention we have not deemed it necessary to illustrate them.

The application of the invention is so simple as to require no explanation, Fig. 1 clearly showing the manner in which the board is engaged with the supportand the support with the table. The inner end of the board is engaged with the ledge F and is projected under the edge of the table-top, with the jaws L in engagement with the upper side of the table-top. The weight ofthe outer end of the board then tends to clamp the edge of the table-top between the inner end of the board and the jaws.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, mode of operation, and advantages of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and details of construction may be made within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of jaws connected to said arms, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' JAMES H. SMITH.

HORACE c. PARKER.

Witnesses:

JOHN L. BUCKLES, WILL L. TU WALT, 

